/** Model-path boundary: normalises ergonomic paths while refusing unambiguous host escapes. */
export interface PathTranslator {
    /** Validate and convert a model path; leading separators mean the sandbox root. */
    toRelative(modelPath: string): Promise<string>;
    /** Convert a validated relative path to an opaque backend locator. */
    toBackendPath(relative: string): string;
    /** Scrub root and common host identifiers from battery-generated text. */
    redact(text: string): string;
    /** The translator always inspects the resolved path and every parent for symlink components. */
    assertNoSymlinkComponents(relative: string): Promise<void>;
}
/** Duck-type schema. */
export declare const pathTranslatorSchema: import("@nhtio/validation").AnySchema<any>;
/** Structural guard. */
export declare const implementsPathTranslator: (value: unknown) => value is PathTranslator;